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Frederick LeBoyer is the French obstetrician who pioneered the "gentle birth" process with his first book, "Birth Without Violence." Having succeeded in getting babies born gently, into a dim, quiet, warm environment, he has now taken the logical next step with this book. Baby massage is a practice begun in India, and simply stated, involves sitting with the baby on your lap and massaging "it" gently with oil. There is very little text in this book - it's mostly photographs, of a beautiful young Indian mother, sitting on the ground with her baby on her outstretched legs. The photographs are sequential and show the various moves - gently tugging at opposite arms and legs, rubbing circular motions on the torso, massaging tiny hands and feet, and so on. The baby is clearly blissed out in the pictures, as yours will be, too if you try this! And the very act of spending that kind of time in close communion with your baby will elevate your soul as well as the baby's. I recommend this book to all new parents and give it as a "Welcome to the world" gift when their babies are born. |
7. Loving Hands: The Traditional Art of Baby Massage by Dr. Frederick LeBoyer Paperback: 140 pages review by Adelie |
8. Carpal Tunnel Massage Program for Yourself and Others by Stephen Chagnon, BS, RN, LMT Paperback: 80 pages review by Andy Bernay-Roman
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Steve Chagnon tackles an oft misunderstood condition, carpel tunnel syndrome, with sound anatomy and physiology, smart analogies (“the lymph system is like your drainpipes”) and imagery (“a rubber band wound tightly around your finger”), and simple techniques. His manual builds on the central premise that the proper approach to carpal tunnel syndrome is lymphatic drainage, which must be done with a light touch and with strokes that must go in a specific direction to be therapeutic. It takes a holistic plan of attack by including areas of the body beyond the wrist and forearm.
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